Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Morally, no doctor is an island: Health professionals’ deeply held beliefs may not prevail
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Morally, no doctor is an island: Health professionals’ deeply held beliefs may not prevail
Wednesday 5 July 2023, 12:30 AM

Associate health and disability commissioner Cordelia Thomas
From time to time, tensions may arise for healthcare professionals about their moral duties as they relate to clinical practice, writes Cordelia Thomas. This article explains how such ethical dilemmas have been negotiated
In “Conscientious objection in healthcare: for and against”, Angela Ballantyne and Janine Penfield Winters provided opposing opinions on the issue of
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